Earth Science







Green Diamonds

Diamonds are formed from carbon under great heat and pressure.  Normally they have no colour but they can take on different hues under certain circumstances.  This is rare, and coloured diamonds are so far more valuable than standard ones.  Green…
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Hydraulic Fracturing

Hydraulic fracturing, put very simply, is the breaking of rocks with fluids.  Cracks are made or natural ones increased in solid rock to facilitate access to oil, gas, and water.  Hydraulic fracturing (also known as fracing, and popularly ‘fracking’) has…
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